Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 38 The Method of Detoxification

Although eager to gather the immortal herbs, Xiao Yu did not forget another important matter: to neutralize the deadly poison in Dugu Bo's body.

"Senior Dugu, if I'm not mistaken, do you experience a tingling or itchy sensation in your ribs when it's cloudy or rainy, and does it gradually intensify? It occurs once at noon and once at midnight, and given your current condition, each episode should last for more than an hour. Also, every night, around the third watch of the night, you experience needle-like stabbing pains on the top of your head and in your lower abdomen, along with spasms throughout your body, lasting for at least half an hour."

When treating someone's poison, one must first explain the patient's condition. Xiao Yu immediately quoted what Tang San had said to Dugu Bo in the original story.

"Brother Xiao, your insight is truly remarkable. How do you intend to detoxify yourself?"

Dugu Bo nodded, and instead of testing Tang San as in the original story, he didn't ask Xiao Yu to detoxify himself first.

After all, the other party was accompanied by two Title Douluos whose strength far surpassed his own. Unlike Tang San, who only claimed to be able to cure him when he was in a life-or-death crisis, he naturally had to test Tang San's sincerity first to prevent him from being fooled by him just to save his own life.

As for the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, although it is indeed somewhat hidden, if one is only after the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, one can kill oneself and then search for it. Sunset Forest is not that big, and two Title Douluos could find the place in ten days or half a month by searching with all their might.

Therefore, the other party did come with sincerity and genuinely wanted to befriend him.

"I have two solutions, one suitable for Senior Dugu, and the other suitable for your granddaughter."

Xiao Yu smiled slightly and said, "The reason why you were poisoned by the poison is mainly because of the poison technique you cultivated. Also, because you have a beast spirit, the toxins produced by the cultivation after the spirit possessed your body during the cultivation process have merged with your body. Over time, the toxins in your body have reached an extremely terrifying level. Although your titled Douluo soul power can mobilize and suppress them, these toxins have long since become a part of your body."

Therefore, my first solution is to use a soul bone to guide the poison. Because you cultivate poison techniques and mostly use poison as an attack method in battle, it's impossible to completely neutralize all the toxins in your body, which would drastically reduce your strength. However, to retain the potent poison within you without allowing it to harm you, we need a suitable host to store the toxins. Considering all factors, a soul bone is the most suitable choice. While you guide the toxins into the soul bone, I will simultaneously administer medicine to nourish your body, repair the damaged meridians caused by the toxins, and alleviate the pain during attacks.

Dugu Bo was also a master of poisons. Hearing Xiao Yu's words, he immediately understood. After a moment's thought, he nodded and said, "That's right, this method is indeed feasible. What is the second option you mentioned, young friend?"

"This first solution is actually just a temporary relief, not a cure! Soul bones can serve as carriers of toxins, but they cannot contain toxins indefinitely. Once the amount of toxins in the soul bone exceeds a certain limit, the toxins will overflow, which may still endanger life."

Moreover, even if a Soul Master dies, the toxins stored in their Soul Bones will not disappear into thin air, so these Soul Bones used to store toxins cannot be passed on to the next generation as inheritance Soul Bones.

"Senior, now that it's just you and your granddaughter, you don't feel it yet. But when your granddaughter marries and has children, they will face the same problem. Senior, at that time, can you guarantee that all these descendants will have a soul bone? I'm sure I don't need to elaborate on the preciousness of a soul bone!"

Xiao Yu's words caused Dugu Bo's previously beaming face to darken again. He had only thought about curing his own poison, forgetting that his descendants would also face this problem. From an elder's perspective, he naturally hoped that his descendants would continue the family line and have many children and grandchildren. If a single generation were to have a problem, wouldn't his Dugu family line be cut off?

"Therefore, my second option is Martial Soul Evolution!"

Xiao Yu said in a deep voice, "I wonder if you have ever heard of the Dragon Transformation, Senior?"

"Transformation into a dragon?"

Dugu Bo shook his head.

Xiao Yu then explained, "Ancient books record that snakes transform into jiao (a type of dragon-like creature) after five hundred years, and jiao transform into dragons after a thousand years. Your family's inherited martial soul, the Azure Scale Serpent, already possesses dragon blood, but it's too diluted. My second plan is to use medicine to stimulate the dragon blood within the Azure Scale Serpent martial soul, evolving it from a snake-type martial soul into a jiao-type martial soul. This evolved martial soul can be passed down to future generations, so they won't have to face the problem of toxin backlash anymore. However..."

"However, while the evolved dragon-type martial soul has greatly increased its dragon bloodline, its venomous nature, being more snake-like, has been significantly reduced, making it difficult for them to cultivate the family's inherited poison techniques!"

Dugu Bo understood Xiao Yu's meaning and immediately answered for Xiao Yu.

"good."

Xiao Yu nodded: "Therefore, the choice between the two options is up to you, senior."

After listening, Dugu Bo fell into deep thought. After a long while, he finally made up his mind: "I have practiced poison skills for most of my life. Although the evolution of my martial soul is tempting, it would weaken my strength if I gave up the poison skills I have cultivated all my life. But my granddaughter is still young. She has unlimited potential. After her martial soul evolves, her future may be longer and farther than mine, her grandfather."

Dugu Bo's choice was somewhat expected. Going back several generations, there hadn't been any known Title Douluo-level experts in the Azure Scale Serpent lineage. Therefore, aside from the initial stages of his poison techniques, which might have been inherited from previous generations, Dugu Bo's advanced poison skills were mostly self-taught. While it was a pity he couldn't leave them to future generations, it was insignificant compared to the family's legacy.

"That was what I initially thought too."

Seeing that Dugu Bo had made his choice, Xiao Yu immediately said, "In that case, I will first detoxify you, senior. As a titled Douluo, you must possess a soul bone, right?"

Dugu Bo nodded and said, "I have a piece of Medusa's head soul bone, which is about 60,000 years old."

The two Title Douluo beside this kid both had 100,000-year-level ninth spirit rings. He had probably seen quite a few 100,000-year-old spirit bones. He wasn't worried that Xiao Yu would take a liking to his spirit bone, so he didn't hide it.

Xiao Yu looked at Dugu Bo with a shocked expression and kindly reminded him, "Senior, the head is the most important part of a person. If the poison spills out, you won't even have a chance to be saved. Are you sure you want to use the head bone as the carrier of the poison?"

"You just wait!"

As if realizing that Xiao Yu's words made sense, Dugu Bo looked embarrassed. Then, he flashed away and flew away, seemingly to try to get the limbs and soul bones.

(End of this chapter)